Photo: #North Korean leader Kim Jong Il returns a salute to Korean People's Army soldiers marching in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to mark the 60th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea on Oct. 10, 2005.

North Korea proclaims nuclear test

Broadcast: Midday, 10/09/2006, 12:06 p.m.

North Korea claims to have completed an underground test of a nuclear weapon. President Bush condemned the action, while stressing that the U.S. government had not yet confirmed its authenticity. "Such a claim itself constitutes a threat to international peace and security," Bush said Monday.

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